Show HN: I created a small 2D game about an ant(aanthonymax.github.io)
89 pointsby aanthonymax5 months ago26 comments
  • valine5 months ago
    Here's my version, took about 5 minutes to create inside the ChatGPT web interface. https://valine.github.io/vibe-coded-ant-game/

    I don't know if this game was vibe coded, but it certainly could have been. Most notable thing about this post is probably that vibe coded games are good enough now to fool HN.

    • hereme8884 months ago
      I love the "Don't trust everything you see on HN" banner.
  • tetris115 months ago
    It's good, but it's no bees and watermelon seeds.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCptY6WgNDw

  • coldfoundry5 months ago
    You should also mention it was made with a templating engine you created! Makes it a lot cooler as a demo!
  • ryankrage775 months ago
    I see potential for speedrunning since the apples are always in the same position.
  • AISnakeOil5 months ago
    It must be a slow news day.
    • krapp5 months ago
      It's a Show HN that doesn't appear to be vibe-coded AI slop. I'll take it any day of the week.
      • valine5 months ago
        Both Claude and GPT5 can single shot this type of game. The score counter looks exactly like the type of thing Claude spits out.
        • flykespice5 months ago
          OP made the game with its own engine so I think that makes it very unlikely
        • krapp5 months ago
          Fair enough, it is impossible to know. I'm making an assumption based on the fact that the use of AI wasn't mentioned anywhere I could see, and people usually mention it.
      • bix65 months ago
        Vibe-coding is old news. We’ve moved on to ant-coding.
        • goopypoop5 months ago

            +++out of cheese error+++
  • proee5 months ago
    Reminds me of Ant for the HP48 calculator, though I have a feeling that was way before your time ;-)

    https://www.hpcalc.org/details/6681

  • 5 months ago
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  • DonHopkins5 months ago
    It should show you a nude ant when you win, like Eggman.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0OSfbPJFa4

  • _butter_4 months ago
    Absolute banger. Time to add a competitive multiplayer mode, skill-based matchmaking, and ranked seasons
  • AfterHIA5 months ago
    This is great; I don't play video games as an adult but I got to have my 4 seconds of fun and it was all I needed. Top form aanthony!
  • oniony5 months ago
    A little know fact is that if you want to pack six ants inside an apple, the guy at the bottom has to be at 49.93˚.
  • dan-robertson5 months ago
    I like the big head and the smile on the ant
  • selcuka5 months ago
    > [...] trees arranged in a chaotic pattern across all coordinates

    Did you mean "across the horizontal axis only"?

    • aanthonymax5 months ago
      Well, yes. It would be strange if the tree grew underground or in the air :)
  • _def5 months ago
    I mean there's not much of a game really, but I like it for what it is. It's also cute and the controls feel surprisingly snappy. My suggestion would be to try this typical responsive meta tag so the viewport does not scroll: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Guides/Vie...
  • snasan5 months ago
    Such a cute little game; it gave me a chance to catch my breath on this busy day.
  • hereme8884 months ago
    My record score is 6
  • dr_dshiv5 months ago
    The apples seem misproportioned to the ant? Is that just me?
    • card_zero5 months ago
      That's just your perception, both apples and ants measure approximately one centimeter to the nearest order of magnitude.
    • aanthonymax5 months ago
      The ant is very hungry
      • volemo5 months ago
        Or very well fed.
  • 5 months ago
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  • giveita5 months ago
    Level 2:

    Get all apples apart from the lowest one.

  • temperceve5 months ago
    my son really enjoyed this, he's 11
  • 5 months ago
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  • bix65 months ago
    I’d like to name my Ant please. Anthony? Or perhaps Antoine. Or maybe even Marie Antoinette. Wow there must be like 20 names that start with Ant.
    • bix65 months ago
      The Anthology of Bernie Santers

      Belligerant Santa

    • goopypoop5 months ago
      Anton

      Grant

      Samantha

      Kant

      Evan T.

      Banterman

      Chantelle

      The Phantom

      Bryant

      Santiago

      • card_zero5 months ago
        Myrmidon, Pissmire, Antihero
      • bix65 months ago
        Crushed it!
  • bckr5 months ago
    Dude, I didn’t really think about using GitHub pages to make games like this! Thanks for inspiring me today.
  • ralusek5 months ago
    speedrun when?
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